“A lot of learning comes through play,” says Mardy McGarry, 52, who has been a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. She had seen the wood chips and sand of traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks. When she wanted to build a playground for children with special needs,she knew it wouldn’t take long to develop interest in it around the small fishing village. But she never expected that 2,800 people — a third of the town—would all be willing to make a great effort to bring her vision to life.
McGarry started doing some research into play equipment and contacting design companies and she also found a piece of land available. When the city council(市议会) agreed to set aside an area for a playground, she also asked physical and professional therapists(治疗专家) for their investment. And she turned to her friend, Sue, for help. “Neither of us is good at maths, which is why $450,000 didn’t sound like a lot of money,” McGarry says of the initial estimate.
Her Kiwanis Club came through with $7,000,and that’s when the grassroots movement really got started. One woman gave $25,000 and had her company match it. Soon, smaller businesses were joining in. There was a silent effort to collect money. The local Pieper Family Foundation offered to donate half of the remaining $170,000. All McGarry needed was 500 volunteers to work six 12-hour days.
On September 16, 2008, the first day of construction, they came. Two women heard about the project on the way to work and took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s operated their tractors. Ten-year-olds cleared up the mess. “None of them was paid. It was truly an amazing week,” says McGarry. Only three building managers were paid. Volunteers with “building experience” became coordinators(协调人); those who could operate power tools formed a separate group. One team served meals donated from local restaurants and churches, and another organized activities for the children of volunteers.
Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. All children, including the ones with special needs, play shoulder to shoulder. “Some playgrounds have special equipment in a different section. Here, you see all the kids in the same playground, all having fun.”
It’s exactly what McGarry imagined. “People used to ask, ‘Why do you want to build a playground just for children with disabilities?” She says, “It’s only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children.”
1. It didn’t occur to Mardy McGarry that __________.
A. her plan would soon draw the interest of people in the small village
B. so many people would volunteer to help her realize her dream
C. she would meet with so many difficulties in raising funds
D. the playground would be the most popular destination in Ozaukee County
2.We can learn from the fourth paragraph that __________.
A. the playground was finished in September 2008
B. everything was well prepared, apart from the volunteers
C. everyone worked unpaid, except for three building managers
D. the playground is so popular that it is overcrowded all the time
3.It can be inferred from the text that __________.
A. Mardy McGarry is a famous architect in the small town
B. Sue was forced to join in the project because of her son
C. people always ignore the real needs of disabled children
D. Mardy McGarry’s vision has been successfully accomplished at last
4.What would be the best title for this text?
A. Mardy McGarry: A Woman with Great Determination.
B. Cooperation: The Greatest Power in Overcoming Any Difficulty.
C. Show Real Concern for Poor Disabled Children.
D. Make it Matter to Build a Playground for Disabled Children.
高三英语阅读理解简单题
“A lot of learning comes through play,” says Mardy McGarry, 52, who has been a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. She had seen the wood chips and sand of traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks. When she wanted to build a playground for children with special needs,she knew it wouldn’t take long to develop interest in it around the small fishing village. But she never expected that 2,800 people — a third of the town—would all be willing to make a great effort to bring her vision to life.
McGarry started doing some research into play equipment and contacting design companies and she also found a piece of land available. When the city council(市议会) agreed to set aside an area for a playground, she also asked physical and professional therapists(治疗专家) for their investment. And she turned to her friend, Sue, for help. “Neither of us is good at maths, which is why $450,000 didn’t sound like a lot of money,” McGarry says of the initial estimate.
Her Kiwanis Club came through with $7,000,and that’s when the grassroots movement really got started. One woman gave $25,000 and had her company match it. Soon, smaller businesses were joining in. There was a silent effort to collect money. The local Pieper Family Foundation offered to donate half of the remaining $170,000. All McGarry needed was 500 volunteers to work six 12-hour days.
On September 16, 2008, the first day of construction, they came. Two women heard about the project on the way to work and took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s operated their tractors. Ten-year-olds cleared up the mess. “None of them was paid. It was truly an amazing week,” says McGarry. Only three building managers were paid. Volunteers with “building experience” became coordinators(协调人); those who could operate power tools formed a separate group. One team served meals donated from local restaurants and churches, and another organized activities for the children of volunteers.
Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. All children, including the ones with special needs, play shoulder to shoulder. “Some playgrounds have special equipment in a different section. Here, you see all the kids in the same playground, all having fun.”
It’s exactly what McGarry imagined. “People used to ask, ‘Why do you want to build a playground just for children with disabilities?” She says, “It’s only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children.”
1. It didn’t occur to Mardy McGarry that __________.
A. her plan would soon draw the interest of people in the small village
B. so many people would volunteer to help her realize her dream
C. she would meet with so many difficulties in raising funds
D. the playground would be the most popular destination in Ozaukee County
2.We can learn from the fourth paragraph that __________.
A. the playground was finished in September 2008
B. everything was well prepared, apart from the volunteers
C. everyone worked unpaid, except for three building managers
D. the playground is so popular that it is overcrowded all the time
3.It can be inferred from the text that __________.
A. Mardy McGarry is a famous architect in the small town
B. Sue was forced to join in the project because of her son
C. people always ignore the real needs of disabled children
D. Mardy McGarry’s vision has been successfully accomplished at last
4.What would be the best title for this text?
A. Mardy McGarry: A Woman with Great Determination.
B. Cooperation: The Greatest Power in Overcoming Any Difficulty.
C. Show Real Concern for Poor Disabled Children.
D. Make it Matter to Build a Playground for Disabled Children.
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Paragraph 1
Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds. (2) citrus(柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal(谷类), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.
Paragraph 2
People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.
Paragraph 3
There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry.The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.
1.According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?
A. chicken, apples, cereal, cabbages B. potatoes, carrots, rice, bread
C. oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoes D. beef, pork, fish, milk
2.It is important for people to eat _______.
A. three times a day B. dinner at twelve o’clock
C. cooked food all the day D. something from each of the seven kinds of food every day
3.People in different countries and different places of the world _______.
A. has the right kinds of food to eat B. cooks their food in the same way
C. has their meals at the same time D. eat food in different ways
4.If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?
A. When people eat their lunch B. What to do with the two problems
C. How to cook food in different ways D. Why people eat different kinds of food
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds. (2) citrus(柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal(谷类), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.
Paragraph 2
People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw(生的) or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.
Paragraph 3
There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry.
The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.
1.According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?
A. chicken, apples, cereal, cabbages
B. potatoes, carrots, rice, bread
C. oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoes
D. beef, pork, fish, milk
2.It is important for people to eat _______.
A. three times a day
B. dinner at twelve o’clock
C. cooked food all the day
D. something from each of the seven kinds of food every day
3.People in different countries and different places of the world _______.
A. has the right kinds of food to eat
B. cooks their food in the same way
C. has their meals at the same time
D. eat food in different ways
4.If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?
A. When people eat their lunch
B. What to do with the two problems
C. How to cook food in different ways
D. Why people eat different kinds of food
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Without professional training, you may _______ lots of bad habits when learning to play the piano.
A. give up B. catch up
C. keep up D. pick up
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Are you the type of person who always says“yes”?I’ve come to learn that it is very im-portant to learn to say NO!It’s okay. People are still going to like you. They may even respect you more because they know you are honest.
I,m not saying to say“no" to someone who really needs your help. I’m talking about re-fusing that meeting that you really do not want to attend or that birthday party that you don’t want to be a guest at.
Think for a moment how you feel when you say YES to something that you really don’t want to do. If you’re like I once was,you can’t sleep at night and you think about it too much. It weighs on your mind. You try to find ways out. Whatever you’re saying to yourself,if you really wanted to go,you wouldn’t have all of these thoughts.
So,why not just say NO from the beginning? Maybe you feel like if you don’t show up at the meeting(by the way,it is not one you must attend) your boss isn’t going to like you or your co-workers won’t respect you. Maybe you feel as if your mom,dad or sisters won’t love you as much if you don’t do everything for them that they ask every occasion.
If these people are your true friends,family members,or a good boss,they will like or love you the same no matter what. People treat you the way you teach them to,and if you’re some-one who always says“yes" then that’s what they,re expecting.
You need to do what is right for you. Of course we do have real obligations in life to ful-fill,but we do not have to do everything others want us to do.
1.Which of the following statements would the writer agree with?
A.We should try to do what our friends ask us to do.
B.We should help others in need.
C.Always saying“yes" means you are dishonest.
D.Always saying“no" means you are brave.
2.What does the underlined word,’ It" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Saying "yes".
B.A friend's birthday party.
C.Something you’re unwilling to do.
D.Something you think difficult to do.
3.The writer believes that if you say“no" to your family members,you’11_·
A.have the same relationship with them as before
B.have a loose relationship with them
C.disappoint them
D.upset them
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Learn to Make a Right Choice B.To Be Yourself
C.Do What You Want to Do D.Learn to Say No
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
If a lot of people say a film is not good, I won’t bother to see it, or I’ll wait ______ it comes out on DVD.
A. whether B. after C. though D. until
高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
As is widely acknowledged, playing outside helps children learn through curiosity, which , _ __, promotes creativity.
A.in brief B.in turn C.in conclusion D.in return
高三英语简单题查看答案及解析
Communication
People learn and share information through communication. All forms of communication have one thing in common: the sending and receiving of a message. Using different kinds of communication, people can pass along their ideas and feelings to just one person or to millions.
1. Animals communicate through sounds, scents (气味), and acts. Computers communicate with other computers through electronic networks.
People communicate through language, both spoken and written. 2. Written language includes books, newspapers, and e-mail.
People also communicate without words. Body and face movements show feelings. Deaf people use hand movements called sign language.
The arts are also a form of communication. 3.
The first modern humans appeared about 200,000 years ago. They likely used sounds, movements, and then speech. About 30,000 years ago humans started making paintings and sculptures on the walls of caves.
Humans invented writing more than 5,000 years ago. The ancient Sumerian people developed the first known script (文字), called cuneiform (楔形文字). Then the ancient Egyptians developed a picture-based writing called hieroglyphics (象形文字). The invention of the printing press in the 1400s was a major advance in written communication. 4.
Telecommunication is communication over long distances. In ancient times pigeons carried written messages. Before trains and cars, messengers on foot or on horseback carried letters. 5. Since then, telecommunication has become faster thanks to television, telephones, and the Internet.
A. It let printers quickly make copies of a text.
B. Communication is not only a human activity.
C. Public postal services started in the 1500s and 1600s.
D. Spoken language includes conversations and speeches.
E. Spoken communication is dependent on a number of factors.
F. Photographs, paintings, music, and movies can communicate feelings as well as facts.
G. Modern technologies for long-distance communication usually involve electrical technologies.
高三英语七选五困难题查看答案及解析
A shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness. The boy wandered through the wilds for many days. He ____ reached a beautiful castle, where a wise man lived.
Entering the ____, the boy saw the wise man talking with some people listening ____. It was two hours before it was his ____. The boy explained why he had come. The wise man suggested that the boy ____ and return in two hours.
“Meanwhile, I want you to do something”, said the wise man, handing the boy a spoon that held two drops of ____. “As you walk around, carry this spoon without allowing the oil to spill (溢出).”
The boy began ___ up and down many stairs, keeping his eyes fixed on the ____. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man was.
The wise man asked, “Did you see the Persian tapestries (壁毯) ____ in my dining hall? Did you see the ____ that took a master gardener ten years to build?”
The boy was ___, and admitted that he had observed nothing. His only ____ was not to spill the oil he was given.
“Go back and observe the marvels of my world”, said the wise man. “You cannot ____ a man if you know nothing about his house.”
Relieved, the boy picked up the spoon and ____ his exploration again. This time he observed all the ____ of art on the ceilings and the walls. Upon returning, he related ____ everything he had seen.
“But where are the drops of oil I had given to you?” asked the wise man. Looking down at the spoon he ____, the boy saw that the oil was ____.
“Well, there is only one piece of ____ I can give you”, said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to ____ all the marvels of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”
1.A.suddenly B.happily
C.finally D.accidentally
2.A.castle B.palace
C.cottage D.kitchen
3.A.eagerly B.attentively
C.seriously D.quietly
4.A.conversation B.report
C.chance D.turn
5.A.look around B.look back
C.set down D.set out
6.A.milk B.water
C.oil D.coffee
7.A.sweeping B.climbing
C.running D.jumping
8.A.man B.castle
C.way D.spoon
9.A.hanging B.knitting
C.storing D.flying
10.A.house B.farm
C.garden D.lake
11.A.disappointed B.embarrassed
C.surprised D.confused
12.A.worry B.plan
C.energy D.concern
13.A.trust B.suggest
C.accept D.thank
14.A.sought B.continued
C.began D.stopped
15.A.treasures B.works
C.designs D.exhibits
16.A.in detail B.in common
C.in general D.in particular
17.A.contained B.needed
C.bought D.held
18.A.stolen B.gone
C.dry D.ready
19.A.discover B.keep
C.own D.see
20.A.information B.clothing
C.advice D.equipment
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The unquestioned role of a student is to learn as much as possible through whatever means it takes to acquire knowledge. Teachers and professors are human beings and are therefore not perfect. No one knows the correct answer to every question even when you limit the questions to a certain field of study. Having certain skepticism(质疑) about what they are being taught can help students to make the teachers even better by correcting mistakes and misinformation.
Students certainly have a huge role in their own abilities to learn. Teachers should act more as guides along the way rather than try to force each student to learn. The best teachers in the world cannot teach an unmotivated student. If the teacher, for whatever reason, cannot motivate the student, then the student must somehow find a way to motivate himself or herself.
One method of doing this is by becoming an active rather than a passive student. The more the student involves himself or herself in the act of studying, the better he or she can learn. One of the best ways to become more active is simply to ask the teacher or professor questions. Students who passively sit in a classroom and take everything that the teacher says for granted are not fully using their mental capacities to learn.
Better education comes from teachers who are able to get their students to think about a subject rather than merely absorb a certain amount of. information. Having a healthy skepticism can improve a student's ability to both think and absorb knowledge in a learning situation.
Teachers are human beings and no one is one hundred percent right all of the time, even in a classroom situation. Perhaps a teacher would simply unconsciously say the wrong word or pass on some misinformation that the teacher truly believed was correct. A student's question could prevent an entire classroom from becoming confused or misinformed.
There is of course a fine balance between a student having a healthy skepticism and just being a downright skeptic. But with the proper attitude toward learning and a little skepticism, both the students and teachers can improve upon the learning process and maximize learning efficiency.
1.Which of the following is the author's main argument?
A. Passive learning results from passive teaching in class.
B. A student's ability plays a huge role in the learning process.
C. A healthy skepticism fully depends on students' motivation and ability.
D. A healthy skepticism and proper attitude contribute to effective learning.
2.Being passive learners, the students ________.
A. use little of their mental ability while studying
B. seldom involve themselves completely in learning
C. can hardly tell the right from the wrong in class
D. simply ask their teachers questions without thinking
3.According to the passage, a good teacher should ________.
A. help the unmotivated students patiently
B. instruct students in the learning process
C. make no mistakes in the teaching process
D. answer all the questions raised by students
4.The author will most probably agree that ________.
A. keeping skepticism to a certain degree is important
B. having a good attitude can ensure the learning process
C. taking everything for granted makes a student learn nothing
D. a teacher's ability can be improved by encouraging doubts
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析